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Terrifying Cigarette Labels from Brazil

Cigarette labels that feature shocking images of smoking-related death and disease can deter people from lighting up, experts say. If they're right, the FDA's new warning labels should help lower the toll tobacco takes on Americans.

But gruesome as the new labels are, they're not nearly as stomach-turning images you'll see on cigarette packs sold in Brazil. If you're brave enough, keep clicking and have a look at these images, provided courtesy of Dr. David Hammond, professor of health studies at the University of Waterloo in Canada. He maintains a directory of cigarette warning labels around the world at the Tobacco Labeling Resource Centre.

Credit: Tobacco Labeling Resource Centre

TOXIC PRODUCT

The Ministry of Health warns:
this product contains substances that are toxic
substances that lead to illness and death.

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Credit: Tobacco Labeling Resource Centre

GANGRENE

The Ministry of Health warns: Using this product obstructs the arteries
and hinders the blood circulation.

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VICTIM OF THIS PRODUCT

The Ministry of Health warns: This product intoxicates the mother and the baby,
causing premature birth and death.

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Credit: Tobacco Labeling Resource Centre

IMPOTENCE

The Ministry of Health warns: This product decreases, hampers or prevents hard erection.

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Credit: Tobacco Labeling Resource Centre

DANGER

The Ministry of Health warns: The risk of stroke is greater using this product.

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DEATH

The Ministry of Health warns: The use of this product leads to death by lung cancer and emphysema.

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HEART ATTACK

The Ministry of Health warns: The use of this product causes death by heart disease.

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SUFFERING

The Ministry of Health warns: The nicotine addiction causes sorrow, pain and death.

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TOXIC SMOKE

The Ministry of Health warns: Breathing the smoke of this product causes
pneumonia and bronchitis.

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Credit: Tobacco Labeling Resource Centre

HORROR

The Ministry of Health warns:
This product causes premature aging of the skin.